Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-05-07

Monday morning the clerks were
asked where they had attended
church OIL tho previous day, and
what the sermons were about. 1t
must have sounded strangely, that
voice OF praise along the streets
whero the devoteeS of mammon
were counting their golden beads.
You say, Arthur Tappin failed
Yes, he WAS unfortunate, like a
great many good men; but | under
stand he met all his obligations
before he left this world,a and | know
that he died in the peace of the
Gospel. and that he is before the
throne of God to day = forever
blessed. If that he failing | wish
that yon might all fail. There are
a great many young men in this
city-yea, in this house, who want
Il word of encouragement. Chris
tian encouragement. One smile OF,
good cheer would be worth more to
them to morrow morning in their
places of business than Il present
of fifty thousand dollars ten years
hence. o, remember the apprc-
tension and the tremor of entering
q profession.
remember very well the man
who greeted me IN the eccleSiastl-
cal conrt with the tip ends of the
long fingers of the left hand; and [
remember the other man who took
my hand in both Of his and said:
God bless you, my brother; you
have entered a Glorious professions;
be faithful to God and He will see
yon through" Why, | feel this
minute the thrill Of that hand
shaking, though the man who
gave me the Christian grip has
been in heaven twenty five years.
There are old men to day, who can
look back to forty years ago, when
some one said Il kind word TO them.
Now, old men. pay back what you
got then. 1t is a great art for old
men to he able to encourage the
young. There are many young
people in our cities who have come
from inland counties of our own
State-tlom the granite hills of the
North, from the Savannas of the
South, from the pralrieS of the
West. They are here to get their
fortune. They are IN boarding
houses where everybody seems to
be thinking of himself. They want
companionship, and they want
Christian encouragement. Give i
to them. My word is to all clerks
in this house: BE mightier than
Your temptations. a Sandwich
Islander used to think when he
slew an enemy, all the strength OF
that eneme came into his own right
arm. And | llavo 10 tell you that
every misfortune you conquer is so
much added to your moral power.
With omnipotence for a lever, and
The throne Of God for Il tulcrum,
you can move earth and heaven.
While there are other young men
putting the cup of sin to their lips,
Stoop down and drink out Of the
fountains Of God, and you Will rise
up strong to threSb the mountains.
The ancientS used to funk that
pearls were fallen rain drops, which
touching the surface of the sea.
hardened into gems, then dropped
to the bottom. | have to tell you
to- day, that storms of trial have
showered imrerishable pearl into
many young mans lap. o. Young
man! while you have goods to sell,
remember you have a soul TO save.
In a hospital Il Christian captain,
wounded few days before, got de.
lirious, and i'll the midnight honr
lie sprang out on the floor OF the
hospital, thinking he was in the
battle, crying. Come on, boys!
Forward! Charged" All! he was
only battling the spectres of bus
own brain. But it is Ito imaginary
conflict into which | call you,young
man, to day. There are ten thou.
sand spiritual foes that would cap
ture you. In the name of God up
aud at them.
After the last store has been clos
ed, after the last bank has gone
down, after the quick shuiiie of he
quick feet on the custom house
steps has stopped, after the long
line OF merchantmen on the sea
have taken sail of flame, after New
Yulk, and Blooklyn, aud London,
and Vienna have goue down into
the grave where Thebes, aud Bah :
ylon, aud Tyre lay buried, alter
the great fire bells Of the Judg-
ment Day have tolled at the burn.
ing of a world OH that day, all the
affairs of banking. houses andstore>
will come up for inspection. o,
What all opening OF account books!
Side by side, the clerks and the
men who employed them, the PEG
pie who owned thread and-needlc
stores on the same footing with the
Stewards, and the Delanos, and the
AhbottS, and the Earrings. Every
invoice made out-all the labels of
goods all certificates Of stock-all
lists Of prices-all private marks OF
the finn, how explained so every
bod, can understand them. All
the maps Of cities that were never
built, but i'll which lots were sold.
All bargains. All gougings. All
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